Saskatoon

Examines the use of harmful substances during pregnancy. Harmful substances include alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and psychoactive drugs. The research shows the relationship between socio-economical conditions and substance use.

An analysis of a process evaluation into how the STR8UP programs attempts to assist with gang involvement in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.

Brief profile of Dr. Ron Laliberte and the Department of Native Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to pages 2 and 11.

Profile picture of man in cap with teepees in the background.

Looks at the 17th anniversary of the Strengthening the Circle Program that combines kohkums, traditional values, practices and the Cree language. Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 3.

Looks at a pilot program, run by the Saskatchewan Abilities Council in Saskatoon, that helps brain injured individuals go on outings including attending sharing circles, smudges, etc. Article located by scrolling to page 9.

Looks at a group of diabetics who meet once a week to snowshoe together in an effort to improve their health. Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 7.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 19, 1981 regarding actions taken to date and the progress made towards developing an Affirmative Action Program for the City by the City's Director of Personnel Services. Includes discussion of meetings with Native Outreach and Native Placing and Training-on-the-Job Units of the Canada Employment Centre, as well as feedback from civic Unions and women's groups.

An examination of the City of Saskatoon's project to divert edible food from the landfill to reduce waste and redistribute to those in need.

Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, March 31, 1980 regarding the proposed hiring of a person to assist the Community Liaison Committee of the City in formulating Aboriginal policy.

Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.

Uses 2014 survey data collected from non- Indigenous residents of seven cities. Respondents were asked about a stronger Indigenous presence in governance and public places.

Looks at the relationship between crime and quality of life in Saskatoon, and discusses how perceptions of crime and safety affect the quality of life of residents living in different neighbourhoods.

Group uses a community based development approach to strengthen the economic social well being of Saskatoon's core neighbourhoods.

Study measured current levels as a benchmark for future levels of contaminants caused by the mining industry.

Introduces four role models whose goal is to promote business education to Aboriginal youth. Article located by scrolling to page 16.

Briefly examines how planners could direct efforts to engage with communities and incorporate Indigenous perspectives into mainstream practices. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.14

Examines the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's central space for testimony, the Commissioners Sharing Panel.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, October 26, 1981 regarding certain archaeological and anthropological pre-European contact artifacts from the Saskatoon area that were given to depositories in Winnipeg, and some that reside at the University of Saskatchewan. Reference is made to an associated document further discussing these matters.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1993.

Statistics for provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia as well as regional reports for La Ronge, Meadow Lake, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Regina and rural First Nations communities located in Northern Saskatchewan.

A question and answer period on the 'Saskatoon freezing deaths' and the problem of police brutality and abuse of power with respect to Aboriginal people.

College of Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Note: The description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library Extracts from James Clinkskill's memoirs, including a description of Clinkskill's arrival in Western Canada; of some of the events leading up to the Northwest Resistance of 1885; and of a number of incidents involving Indians and "half-breeds" before and during the Northwest Resistance, especially in the town of Battleford.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, February 27, 1978 dealing primarily with a report of the Community Liaison Committee regarding a conference entitled "Native people on the Street". The four main topics discussed were 1. Initiating communication between Riversdale residents and community organizations, 2. Clarifying areas of agreement and disagreement on the question of Native-White relations in Saskatoon, 3. Discussing directions for possible solutions, and 4.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, May 15, 1978 regarding the tabling for Report No. 2-1978 of the Community Liaison Committee dealing with the "Native People on the Street" Workshop held on February 8, 1978, and the appointment of Harold McNabb of the Peepeekesis First Nation as a research assistant.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, February 29, 1977 regarding a motion with respect to contacting various Aboriginal organizations with regard to organizing the proposed Community Liaison Committee.

Commission established pursuant to the Saskatchewan Public Inquires Act to report on findings and to make recommendations, without drawing conclusions about the civil or criminal responsibility for the death of Mr. Stonechild.

Examines how urban reserves can offer many benefits for improving the social and economic conditions for Aboriginal people.

Talks about the report, Tubal Ligation in the Saskatoon Health Region: The Lived Experience of Aboriginal Women that confirmed allegations against the Saskatoon Health Region.

An examination of Indigenous coerced sterilization, forced evacuations for pregnancies, and child apprehension in Saskatchewan.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1980 regarding a request from Parks Canada that a representative of the City attend an open house on the direction of future developments at Batoche National Historic Site.

Looks at video shown to Saskatoon high school students, at the Honouring Residential School Survivors Symposium, followed by talks with three survivors from the video. Article located by scrolling to page 10.

Explores the possibility of creating these reserves as solution to the housing issues facing First Nation members in Saskatoon. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Examines the relationship between neighbourhood level variables and rates of respiratory illness in children less than 2 years of age who were born in Saskatoon between 1992 and 1994.

Gerald Willoughby's book describes his arrival from England to Saskatoon in 1883, and he was among Saskatoon's first citizens. His peaceful dealings with Louis Riel and various chiefs are detailed, particularly those with Chief Whitecap. Willoughby offers an assessment of the lives of aboriginals living near Saskatoon and notes numerous similarities between "the Red Men and the White Men."

Historical note:

Gerald Willoughby (1866-1933) was one of the first citizens of Saskatoon, NWT.

Educational Administration Thesis ( M.Ed.) -- University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

21 images (4 scanned here) of four men in a canoe and one fellow on horseback. Photographs taken on July 3, 1980 to promote upcoming annual Riel Relay Race.

Three copies of bulletin; article subjects include then-recent discoveries of Riel manuscripts, and the proposed continuing development of Batoche National Historic Park.

Historical note:

The purpose of the "Riel Project" was to publish a critical edition of all the writings of Louis Riel. The edition was to present a printed version faithful to what Riel himself wrote, being "critical" in the sense that errors will be noted, variants recorded, and annotations furnished. In English / French.

An Aboriginal Ring Dance at the Pion-Era festival in Saskatoon, SK. 1958.

Results of a study on the social, economic, and behavioural factors related to drug use among Aboriginal people as compared to non-Aboriginal people.

Psychiatry Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.

Looks at the connection between socioeconomic status and mental health for Indigenous youth.

Results from survey conducted by the Saskatoon Tribal Council on First Nations students, grades 5 to 8.